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This beautiful <i>Round House</i> is a unique home design concept where soft curves replace the dusty corners of a typical four-sided home. Developed by L.A.-based architecture firm Johnston Marklee, the completely open interior space is enclosed by floor to ceiling windows, allowing light to radiate …

One of our favorite modern-day illusionists, Keng Lye, has just come out with a new 3D painting that's out of this world! Using just acrylic and resin, the Singapore-based artist has created this red octopus sculpture that looks like its head is emerging from the water. As mentioned before, Lye's …

The best books aren't static stories, but living entities with meanings that change and grow along with you. That's why we strongly recommend rereading the classics that were assigned to you in high school; you may find that they're nothing like they were before.<p>Still, some books are best …

The idea of summoning the spirits took thrilling hold of the Victorian imagination – and has its adherents now. But the psychology behind spiritualism is more intriguing<p>As the evenings get darker and the first hint of winter hangs in the air, the western world enters the season of the dead. It …

Urgent action needed to close 'unacceptable gaps' in access to work and education across Latin America and Caribbean<p>Indigenous women in Latin America continue to face great gaps in access to higher education, health services and employment, although there have been significant educational advances, …

The attack happened on Saturday on the notorious Bama-Banki road when the wedding party, including friends and relatives of the groom, was making its way back to the state capital Maiduguri after the ceremony in Michika, in nearby in Adamawa State, they said.<p>"It was a gory scene," said a driver, …

A partial Solar eclipse is seen just after sunrise over the Queens borough of New York across the East River on Nov. 3, 2013 in New York.<p>By Tariq Malik, Space.com<p>A rare solar eclipse that began as a "ring of fire" and transformed into a spectacular total eclipse of the sun amazed skywatchers from …

An image grab taken from a video released by Wikileaks on Oct. 12, shows U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden speaking during a dinner with US ex-intelligence workers and activists in Moscow on Oct. 9. Snowden warned of dangers to democracy in the first video released of the fugitive since …